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Fructidor
Fruc·ti·dor
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tiˈdɔr
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noun
(in the French Revolutionary calendar) the twelfth month of the year, extending from August 18 to September 16.
Origin:
1785–95;
<
French
<
Latin
frūcti-
fructi-
+
Greek
dôron
gift
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Fructidor
(fryktidɔr)
—
n
the month of fruit: the twelfth month of the French Revolutionary calendar, extending from Aug 19 to Sept 22
[C18: from Latin
frūctus
fruit + Greek
dōron
gift]
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